Parts of Southeast Texas northeast of Houston are under a tornado watch and a flood advisory Friday until 7 p.m., the National Weather Service said. Doppler weather radar at 12:30 p.m. was showing a cluster of strong to severe thunderstorms moving north,

South Texas is trying to dry out after severe thunderstorms flooded streets and had authorities conducting more than 50 water rescues as many drivers were forced to abandon their vehicles on roadways and parking lots as some areas were inundated with

Abandoned vehicles littered submerged roads across South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley Thursday and Friday after over half year’s worth of rain - approaching a full year’s worth in some places - caused at least four deaths and forced dozens of water rescues near the US-Mexico border.